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One of UK's prominent Maharashtrian community Association – Marathi Mandal Reading – is supporting and participating in a charity event to raise money for the suffering farmers in India, especially the distressed farmers in Maharashtra's Vidarbha region. Called the 'Help for Farmers Charity Walkathon', the event is aimed at contributing and bringing a difference in the Indian farmers' lives. Read more

Indian capital New Delhi has become the destination for British Airways' first scheduled flight on its new 787-9 Dreamliner. The British High Commission helped the British airline celebrate the first landing of its new Dreamliner at IGI Airport in New Delhi today, Monday October 26th with a reception party. Read more

In a move that will bring big relief to thousands of Asian nurses working in UK, the British government has announced temporarily eased the restrictions on nurse recruitment in the UK from outside European Economic Area. Read more

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on an official visit to the US, spent time with the who's who of Silicon Valley including Google's Sundar Pichai, Microsoft's Satya Nadella and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg. He also had a Digital India power lunch meeting with the select Indian community at San Jose. Read more

In a significant move, India's Maharashtra government has finished acquiring a North London three-storeyed period property where Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar – the author of Indian Constitution - resided when studying at London School of Economics in the 1920s. It paid over £3 million for the property and will convert it into a memorial. Read more

September 17th to 26th, 2015 were special 10 days for UK Indians as they celebrated Ganesh Utsav or Ganesh Chaturthi with as much pomp and splendour as it was celebrated in India. The important Indian festival – which celebrates the birth of Lord Ganesh - is was marked by UK Indians with Ganpati idol sthapana, procession, aartis, cultural activities and visarjan in Thames (Richmond).Read more

Are you thinking of travelling to the UK? A short YouTube video (see below) by British government on UK visa processing shows that obtaining visa is not a difficult process and aims to attract more Indian tourists to the country. Read more

This Autumn, London's most iconic art and culture house Victoria & Albert Museum in Kensington is hosting the India Festival – a celebration of the rich and varied culture of South Asia particularly India. UK Indian music lovers find this as an opportunity to introduce the new generation of UK Indian children to the musical heritage of India and highlight the diversities in music found in different parts of India. Read more

London's lush Gunnersbury Park will transform into a colourful, festive and fun-filled venue on Sunday, September 6th as it hosts Europe's biggest Mela – the London Mela 2015 – a celebration inspired by South Asian culture. This will be the year when London Mela becomes a ticketed event and not a free event. Read more

It is dubbed as the biggest Janmashtami celebrations outside of India and this year too UK's Bhaktivedanta Manor in Watford, Hertfordshire, hosted around 70,000 pilgrims to celebrate Krishna Jayanthi 2015 on September 5th and 6th. Read more